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he gives her i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t her h u s b a n d who is on t r i a l p r o b a b l y in t h e p r e f e c t ' s c o u r t . A d o c u m e n t w r i t t e n in L a t i n a n d t r a n s l a t e d in Greek is m e n t i o n e d . T h e trial seems t o concern a deposit (πχρά-θεσις). O x y 2277 (13 A. D.) concerns t h e p u r c h a s e of v a c a n t l a n d belonging t o t h e idiologos. On parallel d o c u m e n t s f r o m the P t o l . period cf. W i 1 с к е п, Aktenstücke aus der kön. Bank zu Theben p. 23 ff, 33 ff. O x y 2278 (middle t h i r d cent.) concerns t h e sale of u n p r o d u c t i v e l a n d . № 2279 (213 — 215 A. D.) is a r e p o r t of legal proceedings before J u n c i n u s p r e f e c t of E g y p t . T h e interests of t h e fiscus seem to h a v e been concerned in t h e case. O x v 2280 ( I I I c e n t . A.D.) is a copy of t h e records of a trial in the c o u r t of t h e archidi-castes concerning a loan on m o r t g a g e ; cf. similar law-suits, Law I 2145 3; on χρησΟχ·. τοις vo μίμο ι ς in (v. 14) referring t o έμβχδεία cf.
P . M e y e r , Arch. f. P a p . I l l 96. T h e last line c o n t a i n s t h e sub-scription of t h e m a n w h o collated our copy w i t h t h e original. O x y 2281 ( I I cent. A.D.) c o n t a i n s t h e records of legal proceedings b e f o r e a s t r a t e g u s . T h e case concerned t h e sale of a slave a n d t h e incidence of t h e t a x e s due. T h e t a x e s t o be p a i d are t h e sales-tax a n d a t a x called τής άναδάστου. On t h e expression άνάδαστος cf. Ross. Georg. I I 20 a n d m y a r t . Sav. Z. 54, 1372. O x y 2282 ( I I I c e n t . A. D.) is a
f r a g m e n t of a c o n t r a c t of service ( cf. Law I 281 f f ) . O x y 2283 (586 A. D.) is t h e will of Aurelius P e t r u s ; f o r parallel d o c u m e n t s of t h e B y z a n t i n e period cf. m y Laiv I 1 4 5l s. I n (1.12) t h e n e w v e r b
κωδικιλ-λοΰν occurs; it is clearly r e l a t e d to t h e s u b s t a n t i v e το κωδίκιλλον; t h e m e a n i n g m a y be t h a t a codiciUum preceded t h e p r e s e n t will. O x y 2284 (258 A. D.) are f r a g m e n t s of a lease of a house a n d l a n d (cf. Law. I 268 f f ) . O x y 2285 (285 A. D.) is an order t o M a x i m u s , an a g e n t , t o p a y t w e n t y a r t a b a e of w h e a t to a b r i c k m a k e r on a c c o u n t of wages. O x y 2286 (279 — 280 A. D.) is a n order issued b y a πρχγμα-τευτής to p a y f i f t e e n a r t a b a e of w h e a t to a beneficiarius oil a c c o u n t of συνήθεια. O x y 2287 ( I I I cent. A. D.) is w r i t t e n on the verso of a p r i v a t e l e t t e r in which as it seems a reference t o t h e ούσία of Mes-salina is m a d e .
P A P Y R I F R O M T H E B Y Z A N T I N E P E R I O D C l a i r e P r é a u x , Le papyrus du Caire 57049 (Chronique d ' E g y
-p t e № 53 (1951) -p . 247—253).
Miss P r é a u x re-edited t h e p a p y r u s of Cairo 57.049 p u b l i s h e d in „ T h e J o u r n a l of J u r i s t i c P a p y r o l o g y " I (1946) p . 7—12. As we
SURVEY OF PAPYRI 1951-52 3 1 9 k n o w t h e p a p y r u s c o n t a i n s a c o m p l a i n t m a d e b y A u r e l i u s I s i d o r o s of K a r a n i s , a d d r e s s e d t o A u r e l i u s C h r e s t o s s t r a t e g o s of t h e Arsi-n o i t e Arsi-n o m e a g a i Arsi-n s t a c e r t a i Arsi-n A k o t a s , i Arsi-n h a b i t a Arsi-n t of a village w h o a t t e m p t e d t o e x t o r t c e r t a i n p a y m e n t s f o r f a r m l a n d s w h i c h i n t u r n t h e p e t i t i o n e r claims t o b e o w n e d a n d c u l t i v a t e d b y A k o t a s . A close e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e t e x t r e v e a l s t h a t v . 23 — as c o r r e c t l y c o n j e c t u r e d b y s e v e r a l p a p y r o l o g i s t s b e f o r e — r e f e r s t o P r e f e c t H e r a c l e s . T h i s allows t o f i x t h e d a t e of t h e p e t i t i o n f o r t h e y e a r 307.
J a c q u e l i n e L a l l e m a n d , Une petition au tachygraphe du bureau du (praeses) ďArcadie P. Lond. 2231 ( C h r o n i q u e d ' E g y p t e № 53 (1952) p . 2 0 5 — 2 0 9 ) . I n t h i s p a p y r u s f r o m t h e J u s t i n i a n e p o c h a c e r t a i n C h r i s t o d o r a a s k s t h e t a c h y g r a p h o s t o s u m m o n a n d b r i n g t h e d e f e n d a n t b e f o r e h i m t o h e a r t h e s u i t a n d p a s s j u d g e m e n t . T h e p a p y r u s is so f a r t h e o n l y d o c u m e n t w h i c h i n f o r m s us a b o u t t h e j u d i c i a l a c t i v i t y of t h i s official. C h r i s t o d o r a c o m p l a i n s t h a t she g a v e a w a y t h e d a u g h t e r in m a r r i a g e t o a c e r t a i n D o r o t h e o s (v. 4 έκδέδωκα τήν έμήν θυγατέρα Δ]ω]ρωΟέω τ ι ν ί cf. m y Law I , p. 115) a n d t h a t t h e y c o h a b i t e d . She d e c l a r e s b y t h e p r e s e n t t h a t she does n o t k n o w f o r w h a t r e a s o n s h e r son in l a w seized h e r b e l o n g i n g s a n d t u r n e d h e r o u t of his h o u s e a n d h o m e . F o r t h e d e s i g n a t i o n of t h e i r „ c o h a b i t a t i o n " t h e w r i t e r of t h e p a p y r u s uses in v . 6 t h e t e r m όμοδίαιτα w h i c h is n o t f o u n d elsewhere. T h e t e r m συνδιαιτάσθαι h o w e v e r is t o b e f o u n d i n S B 5656 (cf. m y Law I , p . 102).
C. C o u r t o i s , Ł. L e s с h i, С. Ρ e r r a t , С. S a u m a g n е Tablettes Albertini, Actes privés de Vêpoque vandale ( f i n du Ve
siècle) ( G o u v e r n e m e n t . général d e l'Algérie. D i r e c t i o n de l ' i n t e r i e u r et des b e a u x a r t s . S e r v i c e des a n t i q u i t é s m i s s i o n s a r c h é -ologiques 1952).
T h e d o c u m e n t s p u b l i s h e d in t h i s v o l u m e w e r e d i s c o v e r e d in 1928 Alger. A l b e r t i n i , t h e d i r e c t o r of t h e A n t i q u i t i e s in Alger p u -b l i s h e d 1929 t w o of t h e m № I V a n d X I i n Journal des Savants p p . 2 3 — 3 0 w i t h a v e r y v a l u a b l e c o m m e n t a r y . T h e s e t w o d o c u m e n t s w e r e r e e d i t e d b y H . J . W o l f f in Revue ďhistoire du Droit 1936 p p . 3 9 8 — 4 2 0 a n d O. F i e b i g e r , in Denkschriften d. Wien. Ak. d. Wiss. phil. hist. Kl. X X X (1939) № 9 p p . 1 0 — 1 1 , № 14 b y A r a n g i o - R u i z , Fontes iuris rom. anteiust. Pars I I I № 139 p p . 143—446.
